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1263x1478, 1684x1971, 171x200, 532x623, 710x831, 947x1109 | Mr. Charles Dickens’s Last Reading.Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870) The woodcut appeared in the Supplement, March 19, 1870 to the Illustrated London News. An accompaanying story noted that Mr. Charles Dickens had been giving public readings, but would no longer do so [...] Keywords: people, portraits, books, beards, authors, dickens, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2007-03-18 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1011x687, 1348x916, 2023x1373, 294x200 | The Missing Screw Steamer City of BostonIllustrated London News Vol 56 (1870) “THE CITY OF BOSTON. The fate of the Inman steamer City of Boston, which left the port of Halifax for Liverpool on Jan 28 [1870], has during the last two or three weeks been a subject of the most anxi [...] Keywords: ships, waves, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2007-03-20 + S K L |
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| 1052x1425, 148x200, 591x800, 789x1069 | Micklegate BarIllustrated London News Vol 56 (1870) “The gates, of which several remain in perfect preservation, and one of which, called the Micklegate Bar, forms the subject of our Engraving, are singularly imposing. The view is taken from the inside [...] Keywords: battlements, castles, stairs, walls, towers, greyscale Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England Added: 2006-07-01 + S K L R N |
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136x200, 535x790, 714x1054, 952x1406 | Doorway, YorkIllustrated London News Vol 56 (1870) See Alms Box, Skipwith for the caption. The engraving shows an ancient arched doorway, with a wooden paneled door standing closed. The doorway is carved, and above it is an heraldic coat of arms. Th [...] Keywords: heraldry, entrances, doors, greyscale Places shown: York; Yorkshire; England Added: 2006-04-19 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1029x1343, 1372x1791, 153x200, 578x755, 772x1007 | Door, Skipworth ChurchIllustrated London News Vol 56 (1870) See Alms Box, Skipwith for the caption. I [Liam] would guess that the arch over the door is Norman, and hence from about A.D. 1070 – 1150, judging by the smooth curve with no point and by the zig-zags [...] Keywords: doors, entrances, greyscale Places shown: Skipwith; Yorkshire; England Added: 2006-04-19 + S K L R N |
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1000x108, 1439x155, 1853x200, 2877x311, 3836x414, 809x87 | Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: A.—Mountain HornIllustrated London News Vol 56 (1870) “The mountain horn, of wood, bound with brass, is nearly 8ft. long, and is one of those used by the Alpine herdsmen of Switzerland, and likewise in Sweden, to give signals to each other, or to call th [...] Keywords: musical instruments, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2006-09-21 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1143x1335, 172x200, 642x747, 857x998 | Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: B.—SerinetteIllustrated London News Vol 56 (1870) “The serinette, or French bird-organ, was employed by ladies to teach airs to their little singing-birds, serins or finches; this one is of the seventeenth century, 11 in. by 8 in., made of beech-wood [...] Keywords: musical instruments, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2006-05-09 + S K L |
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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1095x2800, 2189x5599, 328x840, 547x1400, 78x200, 860x2200 | Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: D.—Machête.Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870) “The machête, or small guitar, shaped like a fish, is a Portugese instrument, from Madeira.” (p. 368) Keywords: musical instruments, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2006-12-12 + S K L |
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1448x3400, 326x765, 434x1020, 579x1360, 724x1700, 85x200 | Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: E.—Quinterna, of ChiternaIllustrated London News Vol 56 (1870) The quinterna, or chiterna, made at Hamburg in 1539, is ornamented with tortoise-shell, ivory figures, and precious stones; it has ten strings of cat-gut.” (p. 368) Keywords: musical instruments, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2007-01-06 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1010x757, 1353x1013, 1804x1351, 2405x1801, 267x200, 722x540 | Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: F.—GuitarIllustrated London News Vol 56 (1870) “[F] is an Italian Guitar of the sixteenth century, which seems to have been mounted with five sets of strings, fouor sets having three strings each, and one set having four strings, each set tuned in [...] Keywords: musical instruments, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2006-09-01 + S K L |
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1133x492, 461x200, 637x277, 850x369 | Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: G.—Flauto dolce, or flûte à bec.Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870) The Flauto dolce, or sweet flute, is called in English the Recorder.; in French is is the flûte à bec or beaked flute. “The tortoise-shell flauto dolce, or flageolet, belonged to the late illustrious [...] Keywords: musical instruments, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2006-08-04 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1064x1500, 142x200, 2128x3000, 479x675, 638x900, 851x1200 | Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: H.—Vielle, or Hurdy-GurdyIllustrated London News Vol 56 (1870) “The French vielle, which we should call a hurdy-gurdy, bears the date of 1550, and the monograms of Catherine de Medici and of Henri II., with the Royal arms of France; it has ten ivory keys and six [...] Keywords: musical instruments, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2007-01-06 + S K L |
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1324x1940, 136x200, 1986x2910, 2648x3880, 558x818, 745x1091, 993x1455 | Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: K.—Violin.Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870) “The Earl of Warwick sends a boxwood violin, carved with woodland scenes, bearing the date of 1578, which was given by Queen Elizabeth to the Earl of Leicester, and which our present Queen [Victoria] [...] Keywords: musical instruments, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2007-04-04 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1224x2838, 1632x3784, 290x672, 387x897, 516x1196, 688x1595, 86x200, 918x2128 | Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: L.—Italian Kit, or Small Fiddle.Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870) “The remaining articles shown in our Illustration are two kits, or small fiddles, one being Italian, of the date 1600 [...]” (p. 368) Keywords: musical instruments, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2006-12-12 + S K L |
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325x1260, 434x1681, 52x200, 867x3361 | Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: M.—Italian Lute, about 1580Illustrated London News Vol 56 (1870) Judging by the tuning pins there are 17 strings on this instrument, but I’m not sure it’s wise to take the illustration too literally. Keywords: musical instruments, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2006-05-09 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1184x3451, 1578x4601, 300x875, 400x1166, 533x1553, 69x200, 710x2071, 947x2761 | Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: N.—Viola di BordoneIllustrated London News Vol 56 (1870) A Violoa di Bordone is a stringed musical instrument played with a bow. It is a sort of viol with cat-gut strings, but with a second, parallel set of metal strings. The metal strings are not played [...] Keywords: musical instruments, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2007-01-29 + S K L |
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